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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1894)
21 THE BATTALION. Iioeals and Personals. Xmap! Football ! Examinations! Dismissals. “Measly” boys. There are no less than six football teams in school. Col. M. W. Sims of Bryan was out to visit his two sons recently. The boys are doing their hardest studying now for examinations. Prof. Charles Puryear took in the Waco Cotton Palace on the 4th and 5th. inst. Col. M. W. Sims of Bryan, paid his two sons a short visit recently. Mr. Salyer, of Navasota, made a flying visit recently to visit his brother here. D. D. Peden, an old ex-cadet, paid the Col lege a pleasant visit Thanksgiving. Mrs. G. W. Smith and daughter, Miss Nellie were out to see George Friday last. Misses M. Stella Shepard and Ivy Carnes were welcome visitors at the College recently. Prof. Harrington spent a few days in Hous ton recently on a short business and pleasure trip. No one talks about anything but Xmas, Xmas, Xmas! What a pity it don’t come oftener. Miss Lizzie Doak of Taylor, Texas, was the guest of Mrs. A. L. Banks during the past month. E. W. Hutchinson was absent from the College a few days the past month on a busi ness trip. Mr. W. H. Metcalf of Hempstead paid Col lege friends a few days visit during the past fortnight. Miss Birdie Dorset of Bonham, Texas, vis ited Mrs. Prof. Harrington for a fortnight the past month. Lieut. G. I. Bartlett, commandant of ca. dets, was confined to his room on the account of siskness last week. Messrs. W. C. Fountain, Harry Jenkins and Miles Derden were on the Campus lately shaking hands with College friends. B. C. Pittuck, First Sergeant and Adjutant of class of ’94, was with us thanksgiving, shaking hands with College friends. Gus Japhet, class ’94, was sight seeing at his alma mater for a couple of days during the Thanksgiving festivities. That the water in the natatorium of late bears a very close relation to that which abounds in the Artie ocean. Lee Allen, a graduate of the A. & M., was visiting his alma mater on Thanksgiving day and enjoyed the hop that night. John Gurley, our violinist, resigned and re- - turned to his home in Waco last week. We regret to lose John for no one can take his place. Mr. B. C- Pittuck, First Lieutenant and Ad jutant, class of ’94, was at College Thanks giving. Buell took in the hop that night in his old style form. Miss Doak lately visited Prof. Banks and wife. While here she made many friends at the College, both among the professors and the cadets. Gov. L. S. Ross attended a lodge conven tion in company with Maj. A. J. fiose, Pres ident Board of directors, held in Houston last week. Prof. Connell was absent the past week en gaged in business connected with the loca tion of a sub-experiment station in Southern Texas. He visited Houston, Beeville and other points. Mr. Holman, of Comanche paid his son Jesse, a short visit sometime since and ex pressed himself as highly pleased with the gentlemanly conduct of the cadets. Mesdames. L. 8. Ross, H. H. Harrington, B. Sbisa, E. W. Hutchinson. J. W. Carter and Miss Borset composed a crowd, that went up to Waco to enjoy the Cotton Palace just be fore its close. ' The First class have had a number of quo- stations given them by Prof. Hutson for the purpose of letting them show their knowledge lof literature by finding the author of each. Cadet Seward after quite a protracted at tack of sickness at his home, returned to College .a few days since. Gus Japhet, class of ’94 was among his old schoolfellows a jew days before Thanksgiving. * si L / On the night of the first Professor and Mrs. Harrington invited several cadets down to a reception given complimentary to Miss Birdie Dorset, of Bonham. The affair was a most enjoyable one, for all those having the good luck to be present. f